Coin-receptacle.



PATENTBD MAR. 3, 190s.

A. GROSS. COIN RECEPTAGLE. A PPLIoATIoN FILED DBO. 22, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST GROSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR vTO MANHATTAN BRASS COMPANY,OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COIN-RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,887, dated March 3,1903. Application filed December 22, 1902. Serial No. 136,161. (Nomodel.)

To a/ZZ whom, t 11a/wy concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST GROSS, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Bronx, city and State of New York, haveinvented an Improvement in Coin-Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a coin-receptacle or money-bank of substantialcharacter, construction, and strength,with the object of preventing theextraction of coin by and through the devices by which the coin isplaced in the bank.

My invention consists in a plate fixedat one end to and Within thecoin-receptacle adjacent to the coin-slot and devices pivoted togetherand pivotally supported from said plate and substantially balanced intheirv movements and through which the coin is passed into thereceptacle. This plate occupies an inclined position and at the free endis provided with a series of tongues and with trunnions at the sides,and I provide a chute having a bottom plate and sides turned uptherefrom and pivotally supported from said trunnions.` This chute isprovided with a turned-up end and a rib projecting through thecoin-slot, at the other end with a series of tongues which interlockwith the tongues of the fixed plate, and at the extreme' inner end ofsaid chute a flap or shutter is pivoted to and between the sides of thechute. This flap or shutter hangs by gravity and normally covers theexit-opening between said plate and chute, permitting a coin to passinto the receptacle, but preventing the coin being extracted therefrom.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical sec. tion at the line z z ofFig. 2. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan at the line mja; of Fig. l. Fig. 3 isa vertical section at the line y 'y of Fig. 1 looking toward the lefthand. Fig. 4 is a vertical section at the line y y of Fig. l lookingtoward the right hand, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section at the cornerofthe coin-receptacle containing the features of my-invention and showingthe parts in the position occupied thereby when the coin-box is turnedupside down or inverted.

The coin receptacle or box is preferably composed of strong metalplates, a representing t-he bottom plate, b the top plate, c c' theplate.

side plates, and d d the end plates. In the construction of the box orreceptacle there are overlapping portions, which make it possible tosecurely rivet the parts together, and a handle 2 is secured by strapsto the top The end d is provided with a door having a lock 3 forsecuring the same in position, said door swinging on the hinge-pin 4,and 5 is a coin-slot in the end d. The plate e is of rectangular form,with one end bent at an obtuse angle, and this end is fixed by rivets 6to the inner surface of the end d above `the coin-slot, so that theplate e occupies an inclination, and the free end of this plate isprovided with a series of tongues e', preferably inclined downward, andthe sides of the plate are made with trunnions 7. A swinging chute fcomprises a bottom plate and sides bent up Vat right angles thereto.This chute is pivoted to trunnions 7 and is provided with an end rib 8,bent outward from the upturned end of the chute, the said rib 8projecting through the coin-slot, and at 'the other end of said chutethe bottom plate is provided between the sides with a series of tonguesf@ staggered in their relation to the tongues e' of the plate e, so thatthe tongues of the said series may interlock with one another. In thisconstruction the fixed plate e is between the sides of the chute. A flapor vshutter g, having end trunnions 9, is'pivoted to and,between thesides of the chute, at the inner end thereof. The iiap or shutter hangsby gravity, as the major portion of the same is below the trunnions 9,and the only part projecting above the same is the central tongue orprojection 10. In the normal position of the flap or shutter g, as shownin Figs. 1, 2, and 4:, the same hangs by gravity from its ,trunnions 9and covers over the opening between the tongues e' of the iixed plateandthe tongues f ofthe chute. The chute, with the iiap or shuttercarried thereby, is substantially balanced in its pivotal relation tothe xed plate e.

The parts are shown in Fig. 1 in their normal position, in which/the endof the chute f plate, so that the coin can be passed through thecoin-slot onto the chute, and as the chute occupies an inclined positionthe coin slides down the same, returning the chute to the position Fig.l in its movelnents, passes between the series of tongues of the plateand the chute, and swings the tlap or shutter g as it passes down intothe receptacle, said flap or shutter returning to its position ofgravity, as shown in Fig. l.

From this construction it will be apparent that if the chute is swung bypressure on the rib 8, so as to insert any device for the extraction ofa coin, the series of tongues will interlock, as shown in Fig. 5, andclose oi the aperture between the plate and the chute, so that it willbe impossible to insert a device for the extraction of a coin, and if itis impossible to insert any device it is equally impossible for a cointo be extracted. If the parts are turned over in an effort to extract acoin, they will, by virtue of their balanced condition, assume theposition Fig. 5, where the coin-slot is closed ott from the receptacle,but open between the chute and the plate; but it will be noticed that inthis position the series of tongues are interlocked and the aperturebetween the plate and the chute f closed oi.Furthermore,theflaporshutter,byvirtue of its overbalanced construction,is turned outward and over, so that the tongue of the ap or shutterbears against the outer surface of the plate in a tendency to keep therespec` tive tongues in their interlocked position and even insure theclosing off of the parts, so as to eectually prevent the extraction of acoin. It will also be noticed from the construction that whether theparts are in the position Fig. l or in the position Fig. 5 the coin-slot5 is at all times closed oi to the receptacle and cannot be openedexcept to the space between the plate and chute.

I do not herein limit myself to the precise form or construction of thecoin-receptacle nor to the location of the door and lock at one end orto the character of the lock, as the same may be of any characteraording a sufficient amount of security to the contents of thereceptacle and of any suitable operative construction, my inventionrelating, essentially, to the devices through which the coin isintroduced into the receptacle.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination with a coin-receptacle havinga coin-slot, of a plate fixed at one end to and within thecoin-receptacle, and devices pivoted together and pivotally supportedfrom said plate and substantially balanced in their movements andthrough which the coin is passed.

2. The combination with a coin-receptacle having a coin-slot in one ofthe vertical portions, of a plate of rectangular form lixed at one endto and within the coin-receptacle and directly over the coin-slot, anddevices pivoted together and pivotally supported from the said plate andsubstantially balanced in their movements and through which the coin ispassed, said devices having a portion passing through the coin-slot anda portion normally covering the coin-slot in its relation to thereceptacle.

3. The combination with a coin-receptacle, having a coin-slot in one ofthe vertical por tions, of a plate of rectangular form having one endbent at an obtuse angle and secured to the coin-receptacle so that theplate occupies an inclination, and a series of tongues formed at theother and free end of said plate, and trunnions upon the opposite sidesof said plate, and devices pivoted together and pivotally supported fromsaid plate and substantially balanced in their movements and throughwhich the coin is passed.

It. The combination with a coin-receptacle having a coin-slot in one ofthe vertical portions, of a plate of rectangular form having one endbent at an obtuse angle and secured to the coin-receptacle so that theplate occupies an inclination, a series of tongues formed at the otherand free end of said plate, and trunnions upon the opposite sides ofsaid plate, devices pivoted together and pivotally supported from thetrunnions of said xed plate, and substantially balanced in theirmovements and having a portion at one end normally closing the coin-slotwith reference to the receptacle and an adjacent part passing throughthe coin-slot to be manually operated.

5. The combination with a coin-receptacle having a coin-slot in one ofthe vertical portions, of a plate of rectangular form having one endbent at an obtuse angle and secured to the coin-receptacle, so that theplate occupies an inclination, and a series of tongues formed at theother and free end of said plate, and trunnions upon the opposite sidesof said plate, a chute comprising a bottom plate and sides embracing thelixed plate and having apertures receiving the trunnions of said plateby which the chute is pivoted thereto, the bottom plate of said chutebeing turned up at one end to close o the coin-aperture and bentdownward and outward as a rib projecting through the coin-slot to bemanually operated, and a series of tongues in the other and inner end ofsaid chute staggered with reference to the tongues of the xed plate soas to interlock therewith, and a device pivoted between the sides of thechute and adapted to normally close otf the entrance from between thechute and the plate into the coinreceptacle.

6. The combination with a coin-receptacle having a coin-slot in one ofthe Vertical portions, of a plate ot' rectangular form having one endbent at an obtuse angle and secured to the coin-receptacle, so that theplate occu pies an inclination, a series of tongues formed at the otherand free end of said plate, trunnions upon the opposite sides of saidplate, a chute comprising a bottom plate and sides embracing the fixedplate and having aper- IOO IIO

ing apertures in the sides of the chute at the inner end thereof, saidlap or shutter hanging by gravity with its major portion below thetrnnnions and having at the other side a central tongue.

Signed by me this 17th day of December,

AUG. GROSS. Witnesses:

GEo. T. PINCKNEY, BERTHA M. ALLEN.

